Jammu and Kashmir - How to do Marriage in Court

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To get into a Court marriage in person, the applicant has to first to visit the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate office or Collector office of the state/district. The address and contact details of the office can be found in the following link: Contact Details.
2. Visit the office and obtain a form for Notice for Marriage from the relevant department.
3. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. Complete the notice form as required with appropriate details and submit it with required documents to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate.
5. On receipt of the application package, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate will publish the notice in a newspaper 30 days before the decided date of marriage.
6. If there is no objection for the published notice, the applicant will be notified and invited for completion of the marriage registration/solemnization.
7. After 30 days from the notification, the couple should visit the Marriage Registrar’s office with all the required documents and three witnesses for the marriage.
8. Then, the marriage will be solemnized by the Registrar and the couple will be provided with the Certificate of Marriage after all the necessary processes.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Documentary proof/report for the bride/groom’s stay at the district (in case of non-citizens)
• No objection certificate or marital status certificate from the concerned Embassy or Consulate (non-citizens)
• Certificate of spouse’s death or divorce (in case if any previous marriages)

Proof of age

• Secondary School Certificate/Class 10 Certificate
• Proof of Birth
• Certificate of school leaving
• Certificate from Civil Surgeon
• Valid Passport

Proof of residence

• Registered agreement of Rent
• Voters’ Identification
• Valid Passport
• Valid Driving license
• Family/Ration card
• Utility/Electricity Bill

Proof of Marriage

• Wedding Invitation
• Photo taken at Wedding
• Passport size photographs of the couple (two numbers each)

Identity proof (for witnesses)

• Valid Photo ID or Aadhar card
• Passport size photographs

Office Locations & Contacts

Office of the Deputy Commissioner
Wazarat Road, Jammu
Ph: 0191-2544366
Fax: 0191-2546223
Contact link.

Eligibility

• Any couple in Jammu and Kashmir, who wish to enter in a legal marriage, can apply.
• Any couple, in which any one of them is a non-citizen, are eligible.
• People interested in special marriages (i.e.) marrying persons from religions other than theirs, can apply.
• The male spouse should be above 21 years of age and the female should be above 18 years of age.

Fees

Please contact the office for fees details.

Validity

The registered marriage is valid until it is legally annulled.

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Instructions

• Court marriages can be solemnized on any day from Monday to Saturday and the time taken for the execution of the process varies from state to state.
• The witnesses for the marriage are a necessity and it is important that there should be at least three Indian witnesses.
• In case of marriages with non-citizens, it is necessary that the law of foreign spouse’s nation should not contradict Indian law.

Required Information

• Names of the couple
• Phone numbers and address details
• Email addresses
• Place, Registrar office, date and time of oath and marriage
• Date of Birth and Place of Birth of couple
• Country, State and district
• Identification proof number
• Occupation and details of parents
• Banking particulars

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It is important to register a marriage that happens inside India, with the Department of District Administration.

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